Endo - FA Anat/Phys p322 - 332 Flashcards
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Most common ectopic thyroid tissue site?
thyroid tissue at base of tongue
Thyroglossal duct could persist as what structure?
as cysts or pyrimidal lobe of thyroid
normal remnant of thyroglossal duct?
foramen cecum
What is thyroglossal duct cyst? You must diff dx from?
anterior midline neck mass that moves with swallowing or protrusion of the tongue - (cystic dilation of of thyroglossal duct remnant)
Diff dx w. a lateral neck mass would be a persistent cervical sinus leading to pharyngeal cleft cyst
Thyroid follicular and parafollicular cells derived from?
endoderm
Layers of Adrenal Cortex? embryo origin
Glomerulosa, Fasciculata, Reticularis, from mesoderm
Cell type of adrenal medulla? origin?
chromaffin cells; neural crest
Primary regulatory control of Glomerulosa?
RAAS (not pituitary!!)
Secretory product of Glomerulosa?
Aldosterone (Mineralocorticoids) “Zona Aldosterona”
Primary regulatory control of Fasiculata and Reticularis?
ACTH, CRH
Secretory product of Fasiculata?
Cortisol (Glucocorticoids)
Secretory product of Reticularis?
Androgens
Adenohypophysis is of what embryo origin?
oral ectoderm
Neurohypophysis is of what embro origin?
Neuro ectoderm
Most common tumor of adrenal medulla in adults?
Pheochromocytomas
Most common adrenal medulla tumor in children?
Neuroblastoma
Pancreas cell types and products?
α = glucαgon (peripheral) β = insulin (central) δ = somatostatin (interspersed)
INC hCG seen in what disease?
Choriocarcinoma
Why do we see hyperpigmentation in tumors that produce inc ACTH?
ACTH and MSH are both from POMC, so with over production of ACTH, once also sees an increase of MSH, leading to inc melanin deposition
Alpha subunit of hormones in ant pit is common in which hormones?
TSH LH FSH, hCG - why with inc hCG we can see thyroid sx, it can act like TSH.
If trauma cuts stalk between hypothal and pit - which hormone will increase? why?
PRL - bc normally inhibited by Dopamine
If we always produce oxytocin, then why does oxytocin only cause uterine contraction and milk letdown at the end of pregnancy?
In fetal development, oxytocin of mother stays constant. Later in gestation, INC EXPRESSION of Oxytocin RECEPTORS of myometrium, inc sensitivity to oxytocin.
Give an example of permissive action of endocrine hormones?
Cortisol release leads to inc catecholamines and glucagon (glycogenolysis)
3 Migration failures of Endocrine? - explain
- Lingual Thyroid - failure of migration of thyroid tissue to its final location, thyroid can form at any part of thyroglossal duct 2. Kallman syndrome - failure of GnRH secreting hormomes to migrate from olfactory lobes –> HT 3. Cryptorchidism - failure of testes to migrate to scrotum